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The Glasgow School of Art has been devastated by fire for the second time in four years (Image: REUTERS)

Firefighters tackled the fire at The Glasgow School of Art (Image: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

"Along with Glasgow City Council we had hoped that access in mid-September might have been possible, but inspections of the building following the final removal of existing scaffolding on the south west corner confirmed that additional work would need to be undertaken here.

"We will work flat out to get this work done as soon as possible and in the meantime will continue to identify how controlled access can be arranged."

All but two of the main fire exits from the CCA are opposite the south-west corner of the Mackintosh Building and the ABC O2.

It means entry to the property depends on the safety of that area of Scott Street.

But access has been arranged to fix water ingress in the Gallery as a matter of urgency.